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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR PART RFASWC
RFASWC
The RFASWC is designed for adding steering wheel controls to vehicles
that do not have OE steering wheel controls installed. With Aftermarket
radio’s with steering wheel control outputs the RFASWC is able to
give the driver control of their aftermarket radio without taking their
hands off the steering wheel allowing you to maintain the most popular
feature your aftermarket radio has to offer. The RFASWC will come
pre-programmed with your sta
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Mounting The RFASWC Transmitter 1 1. Place button pad in the OESWC transmitter with the volume up arrow (^) in the spot where you want volume up to be.(fig. 1) 2. Snap in trim ring to secure keypad in place. (fig. 2) 3. Install the OESWC transmitter in 2 desired place on steering wheel, wrapping the rubber strap around the steering wheel, through the slot, and hook it into the back side of the transmitter. (fig. 3) 4. Cut off the unused portion of the rubber strap and screw in strap 3
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Wiring The OESWC Interface 1. Connect the red wire to 12 volt accessory 2. Connect the Black wire to ground (you may use the same ground that you use for the aftermarket radio) If you are using an Eclipse or Kenwood radio, plug the female 3.5mm connector with the Brown and Brown/White wires into the male 3.5mm connector of the ASWC harness. * For Kenwood radios: Connect the Kenwood SWC wire (normally Blue/ Yellow) to the Brown wire of the ASWC. Isolate and tape the Brown/White wire, it wil
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2. Turn on the ignition and press volume up on the RFASWC. This will “marry“ the RFASWC to the interface. NOTE: If you are replacing a transmitter you must turn on the ignition and within the first 10 seconds press and hold the source button for ten seconds. This will “marry the new transmitter. Programming the RFASWC 1. Complete connections to the vehicle and the aftermarket radio * If this is the first time the RFASWC is being installed in a vehicle: 2. Turn the ignition on; th
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5. The led will then flash up to 10 times. 6. This is the end of the auto detection stage. If the RFASWC detected the radio successfully the led will light up solid red. 7. Make sure the steering wheel control buttons function correctly in the vehicle and enjoy your radio. So what if the led does not light up solid red? Check out troubleshooting section below. Troubleshooting the Auto Detect Mode So you tried the auto detect feature and at the end the led did not stay on so
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Once all the information above has been verified and correct, refer back to the 2 sets of led flashes during the auto detect sequence. Here is what the flashes stand for: LED Feedback The led flashes represent what brand radio the RFASWC believes it is connected to. Each flash is for a different radio manufacturer. For example you installed a JVC radio; the led should flash 5 times. 1st led flash is for Eclipse 2nd led flash is for Kenwood 3rd led flash is for Clarion 4th led flash is for S
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Remapping the SWC Buttons Let’s say you have the RFASWC programmed to your radio and you want to change the button assignment for the steering wheel controls. For instance you would like Seek Up to be Mute. NOTES: • The RFASWC must have detected the radio it is attached to before you can remap any buttons. • You can only start the remapping of the steering wheel controls process within the first 20 seconds of turning the ignition key on. If you wait longer then the 20 seconds you will have
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5. Follow the list below in order however pushing the steering wheel control button you want for the function below. If you want to skip a command press the Volume Up on the steering wheel, this will tell the ASWC to skip the command and go to the next one. 1. Volume Up 2. Volume Down 3. Seek Up/Next 4. Seek Down/Prev 5. Source/Mode 6. Mute 7. Preset Up 8. Preset Down 9. Power 10. Band 11. Play/Enter 12. PTT (Push To Talk) 13. On Hook 14. Off Hook 15. Fan Up 16. Fan Down 17. Temp Up 18. Temp
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* Note: Remember not all radios will have all these commands. Please refer to the radios’ owners manual for specific commands recognized by the radio. For instance the next command to be mapped is the Volume Down command. Let’s say you want the Mode button on your steering wheel to be the Volume Down command. Hold down the Mode button till the led lights up solid red, and then release it. Now your Mode button on the steering wheel is Volume Down. 6. After the last button is programmed o
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2. The led will turn on then release the Volume Down button and the led will turn off. 3. The original steering wheel control settings will be restored. Manually Setting The Radio Type 1. Within the first 20 seconds of turning the ignition on. Press and hold down the original Volume Down button (not the Volume Down button you just remapped) for at least 25 seconds. 2. The led will turn on then release the Volume Down button and the led will turn off. 3. The original steering whee
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4. If you have a different radio then Eclipse, press the Volume Up button again till the led goes solid red, then release Volume Up. You have now programmed Kenwood. 5. Here is the chart to show how many presses of the Volume Up button is needed for which radio you are trying to program: 1st led flash is for Eclipse 2nd led flash is for Kenwood 3rd led flash is for Clarion 4th led flash is for Sony and Dual 5th led flash is for JVC 6th led flash is for Pioneer and Jensen 7
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